Project Gutenberg 2005-08-19 Public domain in the USA. 636 Eliot, Charles 1862 1931 Eliot, Charles Norton Edgecumbe, Sir Eliot, C. N. E. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Sankar Viswanathan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2" by Charles Eliot is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the major branches of Buddhism, particularly the Mahayana, and its key features, figures, and doctrines. Eliot explores the relationship between Mahayana Buddhism and its historical context, especially its evolution and impact within India and beyond. The opening of this volume sets the stage for a detailed examination of the Mahayana tradition. Eliot begins by outlining the Mahayana's significance as a movement within Buddhism, contrasting it with the Hinayana sect. He emphasizes the broad appeal of Mahayana, highlighting its philosophical depth, emotional resonance, and communal ethos, which distinguishes it from the more ascetic Hinayana. The chapter provides insights into the distinguishing features of Mahayana, including its worship of Bodhisattvas, the notion of salvation through altruism and faith, and its development of new scriptures and metaphysical doctrines, thus outlining the trajectory of this influential Buddhist school. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Buddhism Hinduism Asia -- Religion BL Text Buddhism Hinduism Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: History - Other Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 1044943 2025-06-07T08:07:50.057818 text/html 1098334 2020-12-12T09:51:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 368006 2020-12-12T09:51:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 460957 2025-06-07T08:08:09.259788 application/epub+zip 473919 2025-06-07T08:07:55.766789 application/epub+zip 434585 2025-06-07T08:07:53.445848 application/epub+zip 938803 2025-06-07T08:08:18.625703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 805190 2025-06-07T08:08:07.395743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 765962 2022-09-08T06:04:31.195173 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 833080 2025-06-07T08:07:47.962368 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 832933 2020-12-12T09:51:09 text/plain; charset=utf-8 315452 2020-12-12T09:51:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 824078 2020-12-12T09:51:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 312664 2020-12-12T09:51:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 824225 2020-12-12T09:51:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 310811 2020-12-12T09:51:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23375 2025-06-07T08:08:18.800687 application/rdf+xml 18029 2025-06-07T08:07:54.153821 image/jpeg 3824 2025-06-07T08:07:53.798797 image/jpeg 457471 2025-06-07T08:07:50.139855 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia